News about Korean new media such as Internet and mobile tech but also on conventional media such as TV, radio, film and newspapers. Purpose of this blog is to function as reference material for a research project (2006-2009) on Korean media and new media, a part of the OED research group and funded by HS Foundation (see: Affiliations). Special thanks to research assistant Katja Heinonen who took care of the blog in 2007-2008.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

The Board of Audit and Inspection has called on KBS directors to dismiss network president Jung Yun-joo over debts, monetary losses caused by his incompetence and unprincipled personnel management.

In a press release, the government watchdog said it conducted a special audit of KBS in June and July after a request from civic groups including the New Right Union in May. “We reached the conclusion based on Article 32 Clause 9 of the BAI Act, acknowledging that irregularities by Jung are evident,” it said.